What do you expect the film to be about? Summarize the story of Rabbit Proof Fence in no more than 2 sentences.
What is your reaction to the knowledge that in 1930s Australia, children could be taken away from their parents? Explain.
Suggest one reason why the government might have done this.
After Viewing Reflection
Review your answers to the Pre-Viewing Questions you did before you saw the movie. Here are those questions again, just to refresh your memories:
What do you expect the film to be about? Summarize what you expect to see in the story of Rabbit Proof Fence in 1 or 2 sentences.
What is your reaction to the knowledge that in 1930s Australia, children could be taken away from their parents? Explain in 1 sentence
Suggest one reason why the government might have done this.
Post-viewing reflection (~ 20 minutes)
Now answer the following questions in your notebook/binder. Paragraph answers are required.
How did you feel when you watched the removal scene? This is the scene where the girls were taken away at the beginning of the movie. Describe your reactions and thoughts and explain them.
What reason/s did the movie give for the government’s actions? Make sure you explain fully.
Is the government the ‘bad guy’ in this movie? Explain fully.
Standards and Benchmarks:
Making inferences and drawing conclusions based on implicit and explicit information
Making connections between key ideas, arguments and perspectives
Using predictions and personal experiences to interpret the film
Evaluating proposition-and-support patterns in persuasive ‘text’
Task
We will look at the forced removal scene more closely in class. As you watch it, comment briefly on each of the following:
Action:
Speed
Climax
Setting:
Where
When
Language:
Dialogue
Voice over (if used)
Sound:
Music
Other sounds
Cinematography: tick the techniques used
Angles
Panning
Zooming
Tracking
Colour
Contrast
Special effects:
Were there any special effects? Why/why not?
Literary Elements
Just as a movie has a theme, a setting and a mood so does a piece of literature. What are some of the literary elements that we have learned this year?
In your groups look up your literary element in the literature books. Look at both the definitions on pages to AND on the specific page I have given you. Now come up with YOUR OWN definition and write it neatly at the top of the paper with a marker. Underneath draw a picture or diagram that represents the element. These will be posted around the room so be sure to write neatly.
Table of Contents
Preparation for viewing Rabbit Proof Fence
Reading 1
Leaping The Fence Of Australia's Past http://www.iofilm.co.uk/feats/interviews/r/rabbit_proof_fence_2002.shtml
Rabbit Proof Fence U-Tube
Preview Reflection
Answer the following questions:After Viewing Reflection
Review your answers to the Pre-Viewing Questions you did before you saw the movie. Here are those questions again, just to refresh your memories:Post-viewing reflection (~ 20 minutes)
Now answer the following questions in your notebook/binder. Paragraph answers are required.
Standards and Benchmarks:
Worksheets on Rabbit Proof Fence
Rabbit Proof Fence and the Art of Cinema
Glossary of commonly used filming terms. (p.172-3) Houston, M. English: Year 9 Study Guide ESA Publications (NZ) Ltd.Making sense of the film
Film structureRising action, climax
Plot development
What are the conflicts in the movie?
Extent to which conflicts are addressed and resolved
Character Development
Molly, Gracie and Daisy’s stories
How a character is developed
Themes for investigation
Evaluate:
Identify:
Identify the message of the film
Cinematic Techniques (Worksheet) Scene analysis
Close viewing (Houston, page 178)Below is an excerpt from a documentary on the making of Rabbit Proof Fence, showing the filming of the forced removal scene.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7DCG31OJM
Task
We will look at the forced removal scene more closely in class. As you watch it, comment briefly on each of the following:
Action:
Speed
Climax
Setting:
Where
When
Language:
Dialogue
Voice over (if used)
Sound:
Music
Other sounds
Cinematography: tick the techniques used
Special effects:
Were there any special effects? Why/why not?
Literary Elements
Just as a movie has a theme, a setting and a mood so does a piece of literature. What are some of the literary elements that we have learned this year?
In your groups look up your literary element in the literature books. Look at both the definitions on pages to AND on the specific page I have given you. Now come up with YOUR OWN definition and write it neatly at the top of the paper with a marker. Underneath draw a picture or diagram that represents the element. These will be posted around the room so be sure to write neatly.
Pages in Literature Book:
Elements:
Theme
Plot
Conflict
Setting
Mood
Imagery
Characterization
Point of View
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